Ramallah vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ramallah San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$952
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2170
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$429
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$677
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.7
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$937
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
55
87
😀 Quality of life
51
93
🏙️ Population
39K
1.01M

The cost of living in Ramallah is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5974th and 13th ($952 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th in the Palestine and the United States, respectively. Check the Palestine vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ramallah compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Ramallah ranked 1st best city to live in the Palestine vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6160th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ramallah vs San Jose, United States

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Ramallah San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.4
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.2
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.2%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1208
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$903
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.5
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.86
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.17
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.07
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.14
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.1
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3782
$23974

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$934
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$1536
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$1400
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$1768
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$2115
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
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$1868
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$1866
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$730
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$1741
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$1825
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$1881
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$705
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$721
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2020
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$1751
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2254
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$1872
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$1815
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$2085
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$1795
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$1917
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$1838
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$847
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$692
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1775
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2045
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1671

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
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$3147
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$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
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$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
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$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
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$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
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$3023
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$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
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$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
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$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146